Patents by Inventor Charles Becker

Charles Becker has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240110365
    Abstract: A power machine can include a control device and a hydraulic circuit that can include a hydraulic pump in communication with a hydraulic motor that is configured to operate with infinitely variable displacement. The control device can be configured to determine a control value based on a commanded travel speed for the power machine and a pressure in the hydraulic circuit, and control a run-time displacement of the hydraulic motor based upon the determined control value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Charles Young, Marty Carpenter, Scott Becker, Douglas Kallas, Matthew Kaldor, Eric Zabel, Boston Zachmann
  • Patent number: 11667151
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a vehicle wheel cover assembly is provided that includes a mount having an attachment portion with a release configuration that permits the attachment portion to engage inboard and outboard surfaces of a wheel hub flange of a wheel and a secured configuration that fixes the attachment portion to the wheel hub flange. The wheel cover assembly includes a retainer shiftable relative to the attachment portion of the mount from an unlocked position wherein the retainer permits the attachment portion to be reconfigured between the release configuration and the secured configured configuration to a locked position wherein the retainer maintains the attachment portion in the secured configuration. The wheel cover assembly further includes a cover assembly configured to be releasably secured to the mount to cover an opening of the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Consolidated Metco, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Ferguson, Stephen Green, Charles Becker
  • Publication number: 20200350940
    Abstract: A circuit and computer implemented method tunes an RF switching power amplifier circuit for an antenna by receiving a measurement of reflected RF signal from the antenna, receiving a measurement of current provided to the circuit from a power source, receiving a measurement of RF power provided to the antenna, adjusting a tunable antenna circuit responsive to the measurement of reflected RF signal, and adjusting a first capacitor capacitance value and a second capacitor capacitance value of a waveform shaping circuit in response to the received measurement of current and RF power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Glen Brian Backes, Christian Kenneth Larson, Robert Charles Becker
  • Publication number: 20200276860
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a vehicle wheel cover assembly is provided that includes a mount having an attachment portion with a release configuration that permits the attachment portion to engage inboard and outboard surfaces of a wheel hub flange of a wheel and a secured configuration that fixes the attachment portion to the wheel hub flange. The wheel cover assembly includes a retainer shiftable relative to the attachment portion of the mount from an unlocked position wherein the retainer permits the attachment portion to be reconfigured between the release configuration and the secured configured configuration to a locked position wherein the retainer maintains the attachment portion in the secured configuration. The wheel cover assembly further includes a cover assembly configured to be releasably secured to the mount to cover an opening of the wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew J. Ferguson, Stephen Green, Charles Becker
  • Patent number: 9562973
    Abstract: An integrated identification system including a housing, an active light beacon supported by the housing, an RF beacon supported by the housing, and a controller coupled to the active light beacon and RF beacon to facilitate independent control of the active light beacon and RF beacon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Cornett, Robert Charles Becker, Doug Carlson
  • Patent number: 9536348
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for displaying video surveillance fields of view limitations. The system and method perform video surveillance of a given area and then geo-locate any obstacles within the area, including measuring their overall size and shape. The system and method map the size, location and shape of the objects into a database and then identify where there are video surveillance coverage gaps from each vantage point where video surveillance is being performed on the area. The system and method then determine where there are overlapping locations of blocked video surveillance (i.e., locations that are “invisible” to video surveillance). The system and method create a simulated image of the area from an orientation above the area which indentifies locations within the area that may not be seen by video surveillance from any of the vantage points where video surveillance is being performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Cornett, Robert Charles Becker, Andrew H. Johnson
  • Patent number: 9426653
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a request from a mobile device to attach to a private wireless network, determining if a subscriber identifier is in a security database, determining if a mobile device equipment identifier is in the security database, authenticating the phone using the subscriber identifier and the mobile device equipment identifier, granting access to the private wireless network only if the phone is authenticated, and passing data between a computer system and a mobile device to monitor and control a remote monitoring and control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Charles Becker, Bruce W. Anderson, Alan Cornett, Todd Charles Steeves
  • Publication number: 20160000631
    Abstract: The present Invention describes a method and system for calibrating, to an optimally ergonomic position, a surgical platform for use in laparoscopic surgeries. The bases of the method include the surgical site within a patient and the laparoscopic port placements within the ventral wall of the patient arranged in a three-dimensional coordinate system, and biometric data of the surgeon conducting the laparoscopic procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventor: Charles Becker
  • Patent number: 9198282
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods include a printed circuit board having a flexible circuit material, a rigid material over the flexible circuit material, and a first opening extending from a top surface of the rigid material to a first circuit layer of the flexible circuit material, and wherein the rigid material acts as a stiffener for the flexible circuit material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Charles Becker, Bruce W. Anderson
  • Publication number: 20150024710
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a request from a mobile device to attach to a private wireless network, determining if a subscriber identifier is in a security database, determining if a mobile device equipment identifier is in the security database, authenticating the phone using the subscriber identifier and the mobile device equipment identifier, granting access to the private wireless network only if the phone is authenticated, and passing data between a computer system and a mobile device to monitor and control a remote monitoring and control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Robert Charles Becker, Bruce W. Anderson, Alan Cornett, Todd Charles Steeves
  • Publication number: 20140240165
    Abstract: An integrated identification system including a housing, an active light beacon supported by the housing, an RF beacon supported by the housing, and a controller coupled to the active light beacon and RF beacon to facilitate independent control of the active light beacon and RF beacon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Alan Cornett, Robert Charles Becker, Doug Carlson
  • Patent number: 8763893
    Abstract: An antenna includes a plurality of loops and a plurality of double pole double throw (DPDT) switches. The plurality of DPDT switches is coupled to the plurality of loops. The DPDT switches are configured to cause a change in direction of current in one or more of the plurality of loops, thereby altering a direction of a magnetic field in one or more of the plurality of loops, such that a device positioned at a plurality of positions in relation to the antenna is electromagnetically coupled to the antenna at the plurality of positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Glen Backes, Robert Charles Becker, Alan Cornett
  • Patent number: 8633784
    Abstract: Some embodiments relate to a contactless RF coupling device that includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The RF coupling device may provide a broadband, low loss electrical connection without mechanical contact as would a conventional mechanical connector. The first substrate includes a first ground plane on one side and a first transmission line on an opposing side. The first transmission line includes an enlarged first coupling member at an end of the first transmission line. The second substrate includes a second ground plane on one side and a second transmission line on an opposing side. The second transmission line includes an enlarged second coupling member at an end of the second transmission line. The first ground plane may not extend under the first coupling member and the second ground plane may include an opening that is aligned with the second coupling member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Conrad Ihla, Robert Charles Becker, Glen Backes, Alan Cornett, Matthew S. Marcus
  • Publication number: 20130341075
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods include a printed circuit board having a flexible circuit material, a rigid material over the flexible circuit material, and a first opening extending from a top surface of the rigid material to a first circuit layer of the flexible circuit material, and wherein the rigid material acts as a stiffener for the flexible circuit material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Charles Becker, Bruce W. Anderson
  • Publication number: 20130200151
    Abstract: An antenna includes a plurality of loops and a plurality of double pole double throw (DPDT) switches. The plurality of DPDT switches is coupled to the plurality of loops. The DPDT switches are configured to cause a change in direction of current in one or more of the plurality of loops, thereby altering a direction of a magnetic field in one or more of the plurality of loops, such that a device positioned at a plurality of positions in relation to the antenna is electromagnetically coupled to the antenna at the plurality of positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Glen Backes, Robert Charles Becker, Alan Cornett
  • Publication number: 20130002376
    Abstract: Some embodiments relate to a contactless RF coupling device that includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The RF coupling device may provide a broadband, low loss electrical connection without mechanical contact as would a conventional mechanical connector. The first substrate includes a first ground plane on one side and a first transmission line on an opposing side. The first transmission line includes an enlarged first coupling member at an end of the first transmission line. The second substrate includes a second ground plane on one side and a second transmission line on an opposing side. The second transmission line includes an enlarged second coupling member at an end of the second transmission line. The first ground plane may not extend under the first coupling member and the second ground plane may include an opening that is aligned with the second coupling member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Conrad Ihla, Robert Charles Becker, Glen Backes, Alan Cornett, Matthew S. Marcus
  • Publication number: 20100321492
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for displaying video surveillance fields of view limitations. The system and method perform video surveillance of a given area and then geo-locate any obstacles within the area, including measuring their overall size and shape. The system and method map the size, location and shape of the objects into a database and then identify where there are video surveillance coverage gaps from each vantage point where video surveillance is being performed on the area. The system and method then determine where there are overlapping locations of blocked video surveillance (i.e., locations that are “invisible” to video surveillance). The system and method create a simulated image of the area from an orientation above the area which indentifies locations within the area that may not be seen by video surveillance from any of the vantage points where video surveillance is being performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Cornett, Robert Charles Becker, Andrew H. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20100321500
    Abstract: A system and method for addressing video surveillance fields of view limitations. The system includes a first video camera that located at a first vantage point and a second video camera that is located at a second vantage point. A first lidar is located at the first vantage point and a second lidar is located at the second vantage point. A global positioning system is used to determine the global position of the first and second cameras and the first and second lidars. A processor receives data from the first camera, the second camera, the first lidar, the second lidar and the global positioning system. The processor creates a synthetic video image from any vantage point that is located between the first and second vantage points using the data from the first and second video cameras, the first and second lidars and the global positioning system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Cornett, Robert Charles Becker, Andrew H. Johnson
  • Patent number: D1019842
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Inventor: Christopher Charles Becker
  • Patent number: RE49947
    Abstract: A system for supplying hydrogen gas to a lighter-than-air (LTA) vehicle includes a manifold having multiple vessels. Each vessel has a first chamber that is separated from a second chamber by a barrier. A trigger assembly integrated with the barrier allows a liquid to be combined with a reactant and a catalyst in the second chamber to form a chemical reaction to generate hydrogen gas. A pressure relief valve located on each vessel opens to allow the hydrogen gas to exit when a predetermined pressure is reached, and the hydrogen gas is supplied to the LTA vehicle connected to the manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Pamela A. Boss, Gregory W. Anderson, Brandon J. Wiedemeier, Carol A. Becker, Brooke Bachmann, Mark Gillcrist, Jeffrey M. Lloyd, Charles Ringer